Rep. Grayson: Conservative Media Icons Want A Tax Cut For Themselves

[StoogeWatcher]

Democrats want tax hikes...FOR EVERYONE ELSE. Of course, it's a well known fact that Democrats don't pay taxes.

[shaolinkin]

dear god, i hope there are more congressmen pursuing similar feats.

[rrraskalnikov]

I hope you're trolling, and that you're honestly not that stupid. You should probably stick to plowing sheep.

[oseanain]

Maybe one day liberals will actually understand why we on the right believe in tax cuts/eradication. Wishful thinking really but I'm ever the optimist.

[oseanain]

@rrraskalnikov Nope that's not it. Perhaps another liberal douche would care to have a guess? Terrible English by the way - "...you aren't very bright" should be "...you're not very bright." FAIL. Delicious irony.

[bdchazthewilfman]

How did this guy lose his seat? What a messed up world.

[OnlyHuman555]

Since he's no longer be a state representative perhaps he'll have time to run for POTUS in 2012?

[ujean56]

Thanks Alan, unfortunately democracy did not raise enough money to get elected this year either.

[Charmer4856]

LOL did he say afford some anger management lol...damn I love this man. He would be so fun to hang out with during the holidays. So funny

[MoJoSB]

Alan, don't you dare go away, we need your voice more than ever.

Find a way to keep your voice heard in the media

[chrispriveco]

How the hell could he lose an election? What the fuck are the people in his district smokin?

[WaterDragonFist]

@chrispriveco The majority of people in his district are republicans, he should go somewhere where he's not up against high odds.

[frankiegmh]

I can sum up Rep. Grayson's agruements into one phrase, "Liar, Liar pants on fire" All he does is come out and try to make fun of someone or claim, they lie. He never speaks to the arguments from the otherside and ignores them when they make good points and jut says you lie. just like that dope who yelled at Obama durig his speach. Now I am NO republican, I was a registered Dem for over ten years but have changed to Independant because of guys like AG and this host who keeps bringing him on.

[demmmmm1]

@frankiegmh Please tell me what "good point" Republicans made that Grayson ignored.

[frankiegmh]

@demmmmm1 Its clowns like you who keep this kind of stuff going. Are you realy going to make the case that anytime Grayson has not agreed with a Republican that they never made a good point? This is exactly why I am independant! Don't misunderstand me there are alot of (R) who do they same thing but Grayson takes it to an extreme. Its too bad I liked his sessions grilling Bernanke, it showed he was paying attention unlike most Reps but the past year and half he went down hill fast!

[larryjohnny]

@frankiegmh wrong man, extreme is the republicannot's policy of shipping our jobs overseas to make even more money ! GREED and a lack of being Patriotic and supporting the USA is the problem.. You may think your a getting a deal at Walmart, but it's really short term and in the mean time you've destroyed more American Jobs, so enjoy your $5 coupon and watch the great towns and cities in the USA go to shambles... why so Apple's Steve Jobs can be a billionaire instead of multi-millionaire !

[frankiegmh]

Funny I don't you can prove to me that Republican has shipped a single job overseas. Companes did that. I would argue that over regulation and the fact that you have to go through so much red tape to even start a business here is what is send our production jobs away. Over regulation and both (R) and (D) are resposible for that! Once again I am not a republican I don't think they are any better than Dems on a lot of issues.

[bbehgam]

@frankiegmh actually you can. Democrats introduced a bill that would give tax incentives to businesses that did not ship jobs overseas 2 months ago, and it was filibustered by the republicans in the Senate. So to answer your question, not we can count directly how the republicans shipped jobs overseas, but we can indirectly see that their political policies, and their innate ability to put party > country resulted in lost jobs overseas.

[kellythesinger]

We love Alan Grayson. A Rare and True, American Hero.

[ttolmbrftttwtbopat]

obama is a pussy and the tax cuts will stay, guaranteed. If you dont think so , your a naive daydreamer.

[KungFuKing1916]

@ttolmbrftttwtbopat no, the most likely compromise is a temporary extension of the cuts for 3 to 5 more years, which is bullshit anyway but its the best the democrats can come up cuz they suck

[Jelly50cent]

This man gives me hope. KEEP THE PRESSURE ON IN WASHINGTON. I call a couple of times a week, I email on Obama's website, demanding, politely that he keep his election promise and NOT EXTEND TAX CUTS TO THE RICH!!

Rep. Alan Grayson, I don't know how they messed up and you were able to get elected as honorable and honest as you seem to be. I am sure they all squirm in their seats when u speak. I LOVE IT. I SUPPORT IT. YOU ARE THE BOMB!!

[Jelly50cent]

This man Grayson is A HERO as far as I am concerned. Will we seize the moment and CALL CONGRESS NEXT WEEK DEMANDING tax cuts expire for the rich. CALL PRES. OBAMA or email his comment line. PERSONALLY I WOULD GIVE UP MY TAX CUT RATHER THAN GIVE A TAX CUT TO THE RICH. THEY HAVE SKATED IN THIS COUNTRY WAY TOOOOO LONGGG. IT IS TIME TO PAY THE PIPER.

[inmyforties]

the reality is the reality, the president is obama & it's not in his nature taking principled positions. the choice is now to either acquiesce to a $700B (over 10 years) in cuts for the rich or foot firmly down and letting all cuts expire. the price tag of the latter being unemployment benefits and tax cuts expiring for the needy a holiday season. just to stick it to rush and hannity? i'd say let's be grown ups and pass all cuts. limbaugh getting windfall $ millions is noise in this discussion

[Fusionx916]

i hate republicans

[Rivoluzzjoni]

i love this guy

when/ if i ever run for politics this guy will be my idol

for gods-sake make this man president

he will be one of those presidents who will go down as the greatest in history

[1958louief]

God, are we all just stupid? Vote out anyone that "Represents" any "Party", and just vote Independent in. That would show Washington how The People feel..

[b07rivera]

YOu know what's really more better is for Grayson to point out the hypocrisy of both the Left and Right spectrum American Mass Media. But of course, there's no tough questioning when it come to the Ed Scruthz Show when progressives show up.

[herodotall]

They should get a percent of their current tax break while lower tax brackets remain the same.

[abcd1to]

LOVE THIS VIDEO!!

[jo05dk]

You rock Alan! Love how you call out the bullshitters.

Sidenote: You know you live in a fubar country, when people like Limbaugh, Beck and dirtbags like them, make that much money bullshitting and hate mongering.

[RaynMan718]

Alan Grayson is a good person. Hes rich and he still wants the tax cuts.

[mrbhave]

If the people who earn more than $250,000 want the "proportionally" ADDITIONAL tax cuts (10% extra), they should have to pay "proportionally" higher taxes on Social Security. Currently, everyone pays 6.2% on earnings up to $106,800. Everyone who earns MORE pays proportionally LESS taxes than the rest of us who pay on 100% of that 6.2% tax. Otherwise, the wealthiest should only be allowed to collect a proportionally lower amount of benefits. It's equitable.

[anikinippon]

Bam, get em Grayson!

[lvknuckledragger]

Just another example of a sore looser, whats wrong with people keeping the money they made? I know if I made 33 mil I wouldn't want these freeloaders in Washington to get an extra penny from MY success.

[matcotech]

@lvknuckledragger Give it up. You are never going to be a millionaire. I know you hold out hope "just in case." It is never going to happen. Unless you make 250,000 in Gross INCOME, you should not bitch. No one was complaining during the Clinton era and neither should your broke ass.

[kaysandesses]

@matcotech "Unless you make 250,000 in Gross INCOME, you should not bitch"

You have it wrong, although your sentiments are in the right place. Unless you make 250,000 in TAXABLE INCOME (profit) you should not bitch. Huge difference between gross and net (taxable) income.

Furthermore, even those making millions are taxed at the lower rate on the first $250k profit.

[demmmmm1]

@lvknuckledragger We have a tax system. A system that is supposed to provide some equity and finance the work of government, which is not about serving the rich, but about the general welfare of the people - ALL the people. Since "trickle-down" began, the rich have seen their incomes rise 400% while everyone else has suffered. And it's not because they're working 400% harder and everyone else is lazy. It's because the greedy are greedy and have tools most don't - like buying Republicans.

[talllikelurchis]

If Democrats really wanted to reduce the deficit......They would open all the jobs up that the illegals are doing by sending them home and give them to the welfare cockroaches.... Instead they penalize people that work!

[KhamusSolo]

@talllikelurchis That wow you must be a boss or something

[kaysandesses]

@talllikelurchis Fuck off troll. If Bush II were truly for "little people" then he would have given them twice the tax cut he gave the ultra-wealthy instead of the other way around.

[talllikelurchis]

@kaysandesses Don't you remember getting an extra refund check under Bush All the working class under Bush's stimulus received the money It didn't go to slush funds for voting scam contributions like Obama's stimulus did! The poorer people that worked received an additional 500 for each child, that would be a 1000, Bush doubled it!! The working class had 10% more money to spend because of the Bush tax cuts! Try living in a country where there is no wealth, who would pay for your mom's welfare?

[kaysandesses]

@talllikelurchis Yeah, I got $300, while the ultra-rich got 2 1/2% higher tax cut than I did. More news: Obama, via the withholding tax break, reduced taxes for 95% of Americans. Guess what that tax cut adds up to for individuals? 400 bucks. In other words, Obama gave a 1/3 greater tax cut than Bush.

Hey stupid fuck, maybe you should try and actually learn something about the situation other than simply parroting right-wing garbage.

[talllikelurchis]

@kaysandesses LoL! WOW! I didn't know people could be so dumb! Because you received about 13 dollars more on your little paycheck, dude it's going to be taken out of your income tax......duh! The only thing Obama did was take less from your withholdings and deducted from what you would of gotten back at the end of the year... LOL! Hey stupid fuck, maybe you should try and actually learn something about the situation other than simply parroting left-wing garbage! It must suck being a democrat!

[kaysandesses]

@talllikelurchis "only thing Obama did was take less from your withholdings and deducted from what you would of gotten back at the end of the year..."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

You're so goddamned stupid you don't know why your post is so funny,.

Fuck off ignorant troll.

[talllikelurchis]

@kaysandesses You won't be laughing when you receive your income tax refund check! A tax credit is not a tax cut! A tax credit from your with-holdings means they take it out of what you would of gotten at the end of they year! Unlike Obama's stimulus, that went to pork barrel spending, earmarks and campaign scams Bush's stimulus checks went to the people, that they kept and it did not reflect at your end of year refund check! Funny how they are now calling the Bush extensions,theObama tax cuts!

[kaysandesses]

@talllikelurchis "A tax credit from your with-holdings means they take it out of what you would of gotten at the end of they year! "

Prove it.

[talllikelurchis]

@kaysandesses  I don't have to prove it.......Just wait til you file your taxes! LoL!

[kaysandesses]

@talllikelurchis is a typical dumb-fuck troll who makes a claim and then when challenged to prove it says "I don't have to LOL!"

If there was any meat to your argument you could easily provide information supporting your assertion. You can't, ergo your argument is invalid.

You're dismissed.

[talllikelurchis]

@kaysandesses how much more valid proof would it be, once you filed you W-2? ....... I am, what the liberal pukes would call an evil taxpayer....so people like me will be putting money on your momma's food-stamp card, you should be showing me some respect and thanking me....

[lorena509]

Is anybody surprised that This would be their position??? I'm not! As an American I Am Ashamed!!!

[tooltalk]

@saaweeet : economic growth out of gov't spending binge , especially by discouraging and crowding out demand from private sectors; aka, taxing.

Of course, we all know how libtards' income distribution policy so worked well in the 60's and 70's - the whole world, not just the US, nearly collapsed under libtards BIG swindles. Reagan was elected to end such libtard excesses (failed partially) and restore macroeconomic stability.

[tooltalk]

@saaweeet : more unintelligent libtard rambling. And your point being? It is Obama who not only continued Bush's policies, but also expanded it under various fiscal & monetary stimulus. So Bush & Obama are only different in that they represent different political parties, but their policies are one and the same.

And of course, it's a bit of waste of time discussing how we could increase aggregate demand since your knowledge of economics is nil, but only in libtard's fantasy, do we see growth

[atleigh1]

Common sense to the tax argument from a 6 year old. Search "6 yr old Josh Taxes"

[donnyforte2]

@atleigh1 Awwww.. look at him parrot what his daddy says.

[justonefirefly1]

Fox News Funds North Korea, Adds to Unemployment

(3 Days Ago) -- Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation are sending money to North Korea for software contracts, and we talk about the incredible hypocrisy, the potential risks, and how the money sent there is not being used to help the starving North Korean people.

[TheMorbiousStone]

alan is a dude that says it how it is and completely pwns all the crooked fuckers in the most hilarious ways!!!! you guy gotta seee him in action lmfao

[Charmer4856]

@TheMorbiousStone Man I totally agree...I still cant believe he didnt get voted back in...what a travesty

[1samothrace77]

@Charmer4856 a lot of stupid people in central florida.

[johnny718bravo]

Ed and Grayson speak the truth. Again! Way to drop the ball Florida.

[tooltalk]

@saaweeet : sure it is.. cutting taxes for everyone is a far better option than pumping trillions into banks or gov't contractors and hoping that they would trickle down to folks at the bottom, as Obama and Bernanke would have you believe.

[donnyforte2]

@tooltalk Cutting taxes for everyone? Says who? This will just further our debt and send more and more money to the wealthiest of Americans. We know these taxes will lean towards and benefit only the wealthy.

[optionsupdate]

watch graysons senate questioning of the federal reserve foot soldiers

[tigerone1970]

Ferrozm,

" hmmmm theres? a reason why Grayson lost. "

Yes, and the reason is that the corporate shill on the Supreme Court allowed (transnational) corporations to give unlimited campaign contributions to the candidate of their choice. Alan Grayson and Russ Feingold were taken out by the Supreme Court's 'Citizens United' decision.

[ferrozm]

hmmmm theres a reason why Grayson lost. the tax cuts should be made permanent and the middle class should get tax cuts too the two are not mutually exclusive

[jeremyshambles]

this country needs more individuals like Mr. Grayson. I can't express how much I appreciate your efforts in calling out the vile antics of such corrupt politicians/hucksters. take care and never stop. please.

[gerry1976]

This is the Correct Equation:

1. Cut the tax to the middle class who make 250,000 per year)

2. Cut the tax entirely to the poor.

3. Double the tax of the Rich who makes (500,000 or more per year)

[jeremyshambles]

@gerry1976 are yuo johnmccain? the middle class does not make 250,000$ a year. -The 2008 census reported the medium income as $50,233. The PewResearch Center suggests that the middle income range is 75 percent to 150 percent of the median income. This would make the middle class income range $37,675 to $75,350.

[JOHNLENNONWINZ]

@saaweeet Their taxes will not be cut. They will just remain at the same rate.

[JOHNLENNONWINZ]

@saaweeet We need to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan as well. Everyone knows the only reason we went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan was to make Dick Cheney and George W. Bush's private contracter buddies rich.

[Tommy7FilmEpidodes]

22 Million USD? Is that the price now someone ( the devil?) gives for a soul's concience to get them ' to lie to the gullible,' everynight? Whatever happened to

'fair and balanced' journalism? I wonder what neoconned puppet mouth; Bill

O'Pinhead will opine to all this?

( ..yeah, you: big mouht!! : )

PS Thx Bill for helping Bush go look after imaginary WMD in Iraq and get 650,000

,mostly civilians along with 5,000 US troops murdered for Big Oil, Big Complex and Big Opium! Where's Osama?

[JOHNLENNONWINZ]

All taxes should be lowered and government spending should be cut in half.

[kazooga1234]

@JOHNLENNONWINZ are you trying to send us into a great depression

[tooltalk]

@kazooga1234 : more nonsensical class warfare rhetoric. Hoover raised taxes to combat the Great Depression - of course, we all know how that went (hint: the economy stayed depressed for almost another decade. Hoover certainly didn't cut taxes during the same period. There is no basis for your empty claim

[kazooga1234]

we arent in a great depression yet so taxes can still be paid its once we are in a great depression is when taxes cant be paid and taxing the rich back then would have probably worked since CTFxC proved that during the great depression the richest of the rich where still building on to their houses for an extremely low amount of money watch?v=h4UC-KUVcFI also you need to watch that and my claim isnt empty its a well known fact that by cuting taxes we cant fix the deficite caz we need to put

[tooltalk]

@kazooga1234 : eh? I have no idea what you just said. Citing less-than-coherent rambling from the YTY isn't really helping (I might add watching the video was complete waste of my time).

But seriously, I just don't understand why you liberals feel entitled to everyone's income and feel that your few political elites can decide how much of it we can keep. I'm by no means rich and grew up hearing my dad blaming the rich for everything, but, dunno, were you like sexually molested by them?

[Melpheos1er]

@tooltalk do you realize that you are comparing getting raped and getting taxed ?

If you feel the govt is raping you when it takes a small amount of the income you make thanks to the economic environment it has build for you, you should go into a gay party, feed yourself up with GBL and take a penis in the ass. See afterward if the feeling is really the same !!!

[tooltalk]

@Melpheos1er : oh man, I'm not gay, but where is your liberal sensitivity? It's pretty scary how intolerant you so-called progressives are (though I've seen much vicious attacks before). I'm pretty sure Glenn Greenwald would never appreciate a comment like that. It just goes on to prove my point that you progressives are just swindlers who couldn't care less about social, political equality of others.

[Melpheos1er]

@tooltalk you do not seems to even understand my point. I'm pointing out the insanity in considering that getting tax is the same as getting raped... This is just plain absurdity

[kazooga1234]

@tooltalk it isnt less than coherent rambling you are just to stupid to understand that we are heading into a great depression if we keep the tax cuts we liberals dont feel like we are entitled to other peoples money we just hate that our money is being stolen by the fucking republicans and the richest of the rich unless you are in the top 1 or 2% of the rich class then you are having money stolen from you as well every year the bush tax cuts have been around its 1000 dollars out of your pocket

[kazooga1234]

money into the system to make it so the deficite is no more but with the tax cuts it takes away from the deficite and its also extremely well known that tax cuts for the rich is the lowest muliplier in existance and make sure you watch the link

[donnyforte2]

@tooltalk Rhetoric? Yet, you continue to root for cutting taxes and smaller government... but have nothing to show of its success. I see you're a Ron Paultard... I hope you're not a creationist as well and despise evolution. And what exactly is a "professional student"? Do you attend Glenn Beck's university?

[noformstyle]

Republicans want to add $700 billion to the deficit, eh.

[KhmerD0g]

hahaha. grayson is cool and entertaining.

[tirmen8er]

haha what a fucking joke.

In 1900, state federal and local taxes accounted for 5% of US GDP and we were the richest country in the world.

taxes kill middle classes, you fucking morons

[JOHNLENNONWINZ]

@tirmen8er No, what kills the middle class is cheap labor in other countries.

[kazooga1234]

@JOHNLENNONWINZ you do realize its the rich that make it so there are jobs in other country and its the tax cuts that make that happen

[JOHNLENNONWINZ]

@kazooga1234 The taxes would just go back to where they were during the Clinton years, and the economy was doing pretty good in the 90s. I am still against the tax hikes however. Rich people deserve their hard earned money just as much as anyone. The argument from liberals to raise their taxes is "The rich aren't using their money to stimulate the economy." What if they only use 5% of their income every year. Should the feds take their remaining 95% since it isn't "stimulating the economy"?

[Tommy7FilmEpidodes]

@kazooga1234 Where are those jobs you speak of? That money, Grayson tells us could create 3 million real jobs at decent pay, ($ 30 k/yr). That money would circulate and also save renegotiated mortages and prevent more foreclosures. Yes, some rich people who own companies can create jobs, but THESE rich are parasitic overpaid pompous service type, not producers. The only new jobs are probably prostitutes trying to feed their families getting 'tips' from rich untaxed political johns in limos?!

[kazooga1234]

@Tommy7FilmEpidodes i dont think that you meant to send me that message i think you meant it to be for somebody else because i no the jobs dont exist because the rich are hogging all the money and if they will ever make a job it will be in china

[Tommy7FilmEpidodes]

@kazooga1234 I apologize, in that case. Perhaps, it was meant to go to the guy: JohnLennonWinz, who was replying to you or else to the idea itself I addressed against.

OK, thx U for correcting me.

~T.

[Tommy7FilmEpidodes]

@kazooga1234 China? Agree!! ..but, I try myself to not over-generalize all rich people

into one boat: all of whom are short sighted disloyal crooks. However, I think it's the politicos, in both parties it seems who allowed it all to develope so it's hard to compete for many and they are tempted not just by greed but to stay afloat to manufacture abroad. I blame Clinton there as much as Bush. I wanted to believe Obama would 'make a change we can believe in.' He seems to have same friends:GSachs

[kazooga1234]

@Tommy7FilmEpidodes the lowest mutiplier is tax cuts for the rich thats why i do put it as the adverage when i say rich i never said all that means adverage and believe me i am not okay with obama at all i just no that mccain would be worse and mccain has proven that he is better not being in office he would have started a war in iran an i am mostly okay with clinton and my aunt called obama out as a sellout even before obama was in office

[tooltalk]

@JOHNLENNONWINZ : you start sounding like Obama and / or Bernanke. wonder if Germans also blame Chinese for their misfortune?

[JOHNLENNONWINZ]

@tooltalk I sound like Obama? I am not an Obama supporter and I see him as the most anti-business president ever. I was just making a point, which is a VERY, VERY valid point.

[lynchmobb2000]

@JOHNLENNONWINZ

I'm not an Obama supporter either but anti-business? One of his first acts was to give $787 billion to business. And have you checked the DJIA lately? It's up thousands of points since 1/20/09. His healthcare program just signed up 32 million people to private insurance. Even the WSJ has remarked on his business friendly policies.

Get your facts straight.

[Chslosers]

@lynchmobb2000 32 million that are subsidized by the people.. what a great program.

[lynchmobb2000]

@Chslosers

Subsidies are good for business. The troll I was responding to was trying to say that Obama is anti-business when nothing could be further from the truth. I wasn't passing any judgment on the healthcare bill per se. So in the future, read the whole thread before you stick your nose where it doesn't belong.

[kazooga1234]

@tooltalk your name explains exactly who you are you are a tool of the system that just talks to people and the reason i replyed to you in another section of the comment section is because i am hoping it will let you see the first comment i left to you but i have to let you know you really are a tool

[FaithNoMore1977]

@tirmen8er

I knew i would see you here.

[kazooga1234]

@tirmen8er not when it is taxes for the rich the tax cuts the rich have you are paying for every year we had the bush tax cuts you lost 1000 dollars in your own pocket

[iluvsystemofadown]

I LOVE this.

[DiverseLA]

I love Alan Grayson. God Bless him.

[BMac7773]

Who cares about tax cuts. There are a few million unemployed who have the spectre of their benefits being cut off during Christmas.

[kazooga1234]

@BMac7773 if the rich didnt have the tax cuts then more people would have money and more jobs would be made and then those people would get their benefits + a job for others

[BMac7773]

@kazooga1234 Either way in my opinion the unemployment extension should be first and foremost on the list for the congress and senate.  And I think they should just add more tax brackets. While I think people making 200k-1m a year maybe should keep their tax cuts, I can't stand the fact that the banks and wall street are handing out 140bil in bonuses, those bonuses need to be taxed separately at like 50-70% or something.

[kazooga1234]

@BMac7773 i agree completely about the unemployment the problem is that republicans want to use the poor and middle class who cant pay for things to pay off the deficate and that is something that we cant have and i am watching the tyt about this right now its still proccessing and its really fucked up that they wont help the people who need it but they will give the rich as much money as they want and make the unemployed pay for the richer to get richer

[TheMetalPerson]

Grayson is a pretty lame duck.

[theelbowfromthesky]

He's back!

[2bRealist]

Grayson 2012

[WinterHaven]

You are the most brilliant man I ever heard. So much common sense. I've shared this video. I absolutely LOVE you and everything you say!

[AlphaHorizon]

hell yeah